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From a Pan-African socialist to Pan-African nationalist
31JAN2021; 2155, SUN Considering that Black History Month officially kicks off in the next couple hours or so, I figure what better time than now to reflect on some of my more radical ideals and such; as well as some arguably legitimate grievances. According to the ancient West African philosophy of Sankofa, looking back into the past is one of the best, and only, ways to shape our futures with posterity (subsequent generations) in mind.
Nefarious DarriusPublished 3 years ago in The Swamp
When Does a Person (or Anything Else) Become Irredeemable?
In the age of “cancel culture,” which is sometimes silly and sometimes a powerful tool for separating bad actors from their means, we continue to butt up against a deeper underlying question: When does a person become irredeemable? I would extend this to include social organizations as well.
Martin VidalPublished 3 years ago in The Swamp
Rebuild the Federal Government
As an improvising musician, I use each mistake made as an opportunity to create something new. I believe the damage done to the federal bureaucracy by Trump and his incompetent appointees can be turned into a general overhaul of federal government procedures and systems. The disruptions of each agency should be turned into a reform of each agency.
Steven M OnoPublished 3 years ago in The Swamp
Collapse in America
Recently, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists just released the time on the Doomsday clock which reads, “It is 100 Seconds to Midnight,” right now in 2021. This theoretical visualization of the existential threat to society and the world is intended to urge action and encourage safety and prevention. Will this generation see Doomsday? Are we safe? This report aims to take an objective look, all around, at the current challenges we face today by examining history and research.
Amanda SpradlinPublished 3 years ago in The SwampThe time to step up and protect the country is here
For the last four years, we have heard all the rhetoric from the left and the right about how evil President Trump is. They have taken broad and extreme measures to limit him and his supporters from being able to live their lives and do their jobs. Never before in American history have we seen one party treating another party's supporters as terrorists, and actually suggest they be treated as such! From former politicians to current politicians and all the political pundits, on both sides of the aisles, it has never been clearer what is in store for this country, and it should scare every single person in the country! The level of vitreal is astonishing in the country at the current time in history. If we as a nation and a population don't get together now and keep our republic in place, it won't be here four years from now, and we will never get it back!
Bradley PerryPublished 3 years ago in The Swamp
Race to the Bottom
On Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 I made a dramatic vow on my long-since-deleted Facebook page to use the written word as a tool to unseat the newly-elected president of the United States. It was understood that my voice would be a small, relatively insignificant one but I was certain to my core that Donald J. Trump posed an imminent, existential threat to the American way of life; to our institutions, to our accepted norms and to our democracy. I purchased a web domain with the intention of promoting a grass-roots movement against the president. My goals were as follows:
Jonathan BrownPublished 3 years ago in The Swamp
Invite For Open Rebellion
In the years following the Great Society pushed through by LBJ no longer is there a common denominator that bridges the ever widening crevasses that keep pulling this nation apart. The storm clouds of open rebellion have already been formed. Formed not only by governmental policies that have totally disregarded the welfare of the majority of citizens but from the previous four years of an incompetent Administration. Now, the United States is faced with the tempests of open rebellion.
Dr. WilliamsPublished 3 years ago in The Swamp
They Wanna Put US in Chains⛓
At this moment I find myself searching for words. I am frustrated, I am in a state of numbness, I am borderline rebellious. I remember the stories from my grandma, and em. They’d constantly speak of the two sided tracks. I remember it like it was yesterday, their teaching of the hypocrisy, the double standard, the two faced, self righteous soul of America 🇺🇸. That commentary was always met with jeers. It was thrown to the backs of our minds with the rest of the thoughts we deemed effects of tired old black people who just couldn’t get over the past. But now looking back the question running through my mind is, was it that grandma and em couldn’t get over the past, or was it that the past was still breathing in the now? I think 🤔 its safe to say this question has basically answered itself, which returns me to my initial state of shock.
Erik DeSean BarrettPublished 3 years ago in The Swamp
Let's Change All the Nonsense
Why is it that we live in an upside-down society? Seriously, everything is backward and things do not seem to change. Even after the fact that people complain about everything that is happening, no one takes the steps to make things go the right way. It seems like people do not make drastic changes because it is very inconvenient.
Bazooka TeachesPublished 3 years ago in The Swamp
Top 2 Trends of 2020 That Need to Die
The year 2020 was an eye-opening year that truly changed the way we view the old adage "hindsight is always 2020". We've seen a lot of strange firsts for society, as well as continuations of problems that have needed to be resolved for some time. We've also seen some severe regressions in cultural thought and behaviors amongst all sorts of people that have resulted in catastrophes that could be prevented if we all learned to get along with one another.
Jackie BarrowsPublished 3 years ago in The Swamp
My Corrupt Life
My Corrupt Life, By Claudia Nicole Parker Hi, my name is Claudia, and I am here to talk to you about my corrupt life. My parents got divorced when I was very young. Growing up, my dad raised me to be a republican, but my mom raised me to be a democrat. Being young, I had no knowledge of what those words meant, or how being one or the other would affect my life, and affect how people looked at me, and how they treated me.
Claudia Nicole ParkerPublished 3 years ago in The Swamp
REPARATIONS NOW, MR. PRESIDENT!
By Guest Contributor Bashir Muhammad Akinyele “We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there "is" such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.”
Victor TrammellPublished 3 years ago in The Swamp
